30% of workers experience a "triple peak day," per new Microsoft research
Traditionally, knowledge workers had two productivity peaks—before lunch and after lunch.
When the pandemic kept ppl home, a third peak emerged for many in the hours before bedtime.
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Before we "good/bad" this, I think we should try to clearly see the signals it's sending:
a) flexibility —> ppl can work when most productive
b) remote work often more asynchronous
c) ppl shifting hours for childcare, chores
d) susceptibility of WFH to expand total work
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e) evidence of more global teams? late-night emailing as a check-in w/ colleagues halfway around the world
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Love this from -- ‘Aha moments’ or creative insights often occur later in the day after 5:00 p.m. or so. At the time, most of us have an elevated mood and less vigilance.
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For sure I'm like this - get best work done at night - especially as CEO when I'm in meetings all day, etc. then can focus in evening, usually with a beer in a small bar or cafe.
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That sequence of productivity is basically exactly how I spent my time when doing my coding bootcamp.
Pretty sure I usually peak at the start of the day and taper to nothing after lunch. Before bed I’d try to plan the start of the next day which probably helped be a little more productive. Curious how hey measure “productivity”
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This makes sense. Parents need the quiet time after the kids go to bed to do focused work
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I’m extremely productive early am to noon, complete dog crap in the afternoon, and very productive again in the evening. the pandemic changed nothing about this. doesn’t matter if I’m in an office, remote, on the other side of the world.
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